Hoodlum
Power is measured in enemies.
Film19972h 10mReleased
DramaCrime
Not rated
Where to watch
Details
- Director
- Bill Duke
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1997-08-27
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
Community score
6.5252 votes on TMDB
Confidence
Rating weighted by how many people voted
6.4
The story
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
Cast
- Laurence FishburneBumpy Johnson
- Tim RothDutch Schultz
- Vanessa WilliamsFrancine Hughes
- Andy GarciaLucky Luciano
- Cicely TysonStephanie St. Clair
- Chi McBrideIllinois Gordon
- Clarence Williams IIIBub Hewlett
- Richard BradfordCaptain Foley
- William AthertonThomas E. Dewey
- Loretta DevinePigfoot Mary
